Commentary from Datasharp Telecom, one of the leading independent telecoms companies in the UK focusing on emerging technologies from within the telecommunications sector. VoIP, IP telephony, PABX, hybrid IP systems, hosted solutions, convergance technologies.

Monday, July 26, 2010

We have sent out many warning of potential hacking risks in telephone systems, but one of our clients still got caught last week.  Their telephone system was hacked and used to make hundreds of calls to premium rate numbers in Eastern Europe.  The unfortunate thing is that if this happens to you, you are left with the bill.  Thousands of companies are caught every year - PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT ONE OF THEM.


If you are unsure how to make your system safe, please give us a ring.  You can chose to make that call, but it may save you making a lot of others you don't choose to. 

Basic Things You Can Do
If you have voice mail boxes - change your passwords from the default.

Ensure your system is programmed to bar non-essential premium and international numbers

If we supply your lines and calls, use our free 'E-Alerts' facility to alert you of any unusual call patterns.

Check your online billing regularly to check there is nothing unforeseen.


Things We can do for you

We can supply an anti-toll fraud solution to prevent phone hacking. This can be a solution that sits between your phone system and the lines or a PC based solution that talks to your phone system and checks its operation.  Both act as Firewalls and stop toll fraud dead.  Toll fraud solutions start at £500 plus installation, which can be less than the cost of one hack.

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